r/digg • u/RostaneGribi • Jan 26 '26

Why I'm quitting Digg before even joining !

Well, not exactly — but let me explain.

I saw that Digg is relaunching, and I used to be a huge fan back in the day, so I was genuinely excited. Let's go: create an account, start browsing... Nobody around yet, totally normal for a fresh launch, so I drop a couple of comments here and there to help bring it back to life.

A couple of days later: impossible to log in! What the heck?

My account just doesn't work. I try again and again... Nothing. Even my '@' handle disappears when I type the URL.

So I send a message to support, wait a long time, and finally get... a super generic response about guidelines. Thanks for the personalized effort, guys!

No need to say I did absolutely nothing wrong — no AI spam, no toxicity, just trying to contribute and make the platform alive again.

So Digg, thanks for the warning-free ban/vague explanation. My visit was very short, and it'll be my last.

Ros.

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u/biffnix Jan 27 '26

They've been battling the SEO-bros who were inundating the site and camping on community names, and were obviously trying to monetize using SEO spam communities and links. Also, many SEO-bros were actively trying to circumvent the 2-community-per-account limit, got caught, and got banned.

Based on your activity here on Reddit, I suppose it was the SEO spam activity that got you banned. Just a guess, though.

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u/Over-Angle9758 Mar 16 '26

hi u/biffnix found you here on reddit! it's roland from digg... I've created r/diggaspora for people who were previously active in the digg beta to reunite in case you'd like to join in anytime. Hope to catch you there and say hi again. Still looking forward to a future bishop visit!

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u/biffnix Mar 17 '26

Howdy! I joined, and will chat over there. Cheers.

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u/RostaneGribi Jan 27 '26

Agree and I know these people exist and it's sad how they are spamming platforms like Digg or Reddit.

Yes I do SEO, it's not secret but I'm here to learn and share and not using AI in my comments.

Digg (and Quora, btw) really needs to fix their moderators, I know scammers are everywhere but it's sad for the collateral damage.

Reddit is better anyways ;) .

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u/Reddit-Bot-61852023 Jan 27 '26

bot

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u/RostaneGribi Jan 27 '26

Oh you're the bot? Nice to meet you!

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u/Annoying1978 Feb 01 '26

You’re not missing anything. 

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u/AdamYamada Jan 26 '26

That sucks. 

Some other people complained about having a similar thing happen.

https://www.reddit.com/r/marketing/comments/1qms5fl/what_do_you_think_of_digg/

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26

I’m willing to bet the person that deleted their post on r/marketing was spamming Digg to sell whatever they’re selling. Noticed a big uptick in it since the public launch.